Health Care Project Manager Job in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US
Health Care Project Manager
Health Care Project Manager Print E-mail Why Work for TEKsystems With 5,500 clients and over 70,000 consultants deployed annually, we offer our IT consultants a bigger network and better opportunities. Through our proprietary Consultant Placement Process, we also provide personalized career services, placing you in the positions you want and keeping you consistently employed in roles that advance your career. Job Description Job Classification: Contract TEKsystems is seeking a qualified candidate for a Client of ours in the Philadelphia area that can perform the following: - Insures that assigned projects are defined, developed, tested, documented, and implemented following quality standards and scheduled time lines. - Works with functional managers to negotiate for resources for projects and communicates with those managers regarding resource availability, workload, and performance. - Manages departmental staff, other functional resources, and consultants during all phases of project. - Develops, communicates, and monitors project implementation schedules, budgets, and resource plans. - Develops and implements corrective action plans when as needed. - Contributes to the development and administration of projects management methodology, policies, procedures, standards and tools - Performs other job related duties and projects as assigned. - Adheres to policies and procedures. Qualified Candidates must be able to do the following at a high level: - PROJECT INITIATION AND PLANNING - Develop clear and complete Cost Benefit Analysis, Project Charter/Scope, Business Requirements, Project Plan, Budget and other key project deliverables. Prepare and obtain approval for funding requests, vendor Statements of Work and Contract Authorization forms as needed. Obtain all required approvals and actively engage the program and project sponsors, as well as the project team in the planning effort. - PROJECT EXECUTION - Proactively monitor project progress and status by measuring and reporting performance against the project plan. Analyze and remediate variances to plan including budget, schedule, resources, risk, scope and quality. Approve vendor invoices for payment. - Hold regular project meetings that have agendas prepared in advance, and minutes issued promptly thereafter. Maintain status and other required documentation accurately in the required repositories/systems of record. - BENEFIT REALIZATION - Measure benefits realized by the project. Analyze and report project benefit outcomes. Organizational Competencies - Customer Focus - Initiative - Ability to work in an independent environment, to be able to bring goals, direction, drive and purpose. - Judgment/Decision Making - Managing Adapting to Change - Professionalism and ability to use diplomacy in working relationships to deal with conflict and to arbitrate solutions successfully. - Results Oriented Position Qualifications/Requirements: Education and Training: - Four-year college degree in Business Information Systems, Computer Science, or Health Care, or equivalent combination of education and experience. - In-depth knowledge of project planning tools and techniques, including Gantt charts, critical path method, resource balancing, cost estimating. - Advanced skills in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office applications Experience: - 8-10years business experience in Insurance, Finance, Medical Systems, or prepaid Health Care. - 8-10 years resource management in a matrix environment with accountability for delivering results - At least 5 years project management experience in Insurance, Finance, Medical Systems, or prepaid Health Care in a business environment. - Proficient in tools and techniques of Project Management - PMP certification preferred or ability to earn within 6 months of placement. Join TEKsystems ® and get your career on the fast track. As the leading technology staffing and services firm, we are passionate about deploying high-caliber IT and communications expertise. To satisfy our constant need for expertise, we actively seek talented Technical Professionals with all levels of information technology and communications skills. TEKsystems knows that every professional has different needs, so we'll work together to determine a suitable benefits package. We offer options to our Technical Professionals that could include: a health plan, 401k, provisions for vacation and holiday pay, and technical and professional training. With a foundation as the nation's largest IT staffing firm, we've become a billion-dollar services company by blending superior client service with an unrivaled ability to source and manage talent to precise specifications, resulting in successful technology executions. Allegis Group and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. M/F/D/V Requirements HEALTHCARE, Project Manager, PROGRAM MANAGER, MEDICAID